Legal Opinion

Bossmiller v. State

Wisconsin Supreme Court

Decided April 1, 1902PublishedCited by 31 opinions

Eeeoe to review a judgment of tbe municipal court of Racine county: William SmiediNG, Je., Judge. Error to review tbe judgment convicting tbe plaintiff in error for violating cb. 470, Laws of 1901, wbicb provides in. brief as follows: Sec. 1. Tbe cutting of ice from any meandered lake of tbe state, for shipment out of tbe state, is prohibited except by those permitted to do so by a license issued by tbe secretary of state in tbe manner herein prescribed, on or before tbe…

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Eeeoe to review a judgment of tbe municipal court of Racine county: William SmiediNG, Je., Judge. Error to review tbe judgment convicting tbe plaintiff in error for violating cb. 470, Laws of 1901, wbicb provides in. brief as follows: Sec. 1. Tbe cutting of ice from any meandered lake of tbe state, for shipment out of tbe state, is prohibited except by those permitted to do so by a license issued by tbe secretary of state in tbe manner herein prescribed, on or before tbe first Monday of September immediately preceding tbe season for such cutting. Sec. 2. Such license shall not be issued till…

1Opinion of the CourtMaeshaxl, J.

Is ch. 470, Laws of 1901, valid? That is the only question involved in this case. An affirmative answer would require an affirmance of the judgment, and a ■negative answer a reversal thereof and a direction to the trial court to discharge the plaintiff in error.

There is no room for controversy, either as to the intent of the lawmaking power in the enactment here called in question, ■or but that both the legislative and executive idea, in placing the same on the statute book, yras that it dealt with a subject of vast importance to the state. There are some striking features in the act…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. Illinois Central Railroad v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
  2. Wisconsin Industrial School for Girls v. Clark CountyWisconsin Supreme Court · 1899
  3. Harrington v. SmithWisconsin Supreme Court · 1871
  4. Illinois Steel Co. v. BilotWisconsin Supreme Court · 1901
  5. Willow River Club v. WadeWisconsin Supreme Court · 1898

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3Cited by31 opinions

  1. State ex rel. Cook v. HouserWisconsin Supreme Court · 1904
  2. Minnesota Canal & Power Co. v. Koochiching Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1906
  3. Willey v. DeckerWyoming Supreme Court · 1903
  4. State ex rel. Dawson v. AkersSupreme Court of Kansas · 1914
  5. Zarnott v. Timken-Detroit Axle Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1944

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